…Access scheme at The Belvedere Girls’ School in the Toxteth area of Liverpool confirms its success in raising opportunities and attainment for a wide and socially diverse group of youngsters….
Sutton Trust call for matched funding scheme needed to boost UK university fundraising
…and endowment levels. For example, the combined endowment of all UK universities is £7.8 billion, compared to Harvard’s endowment of £13.4 billion and Yale’s £8 billion. And the difference between…
£1m programme to help non-privileged students attend top local universities
…of Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham universities. Over a period of three years, The Academic Enrichment Programme will aim to attract high potential students from non-professional backgrounds or from families with…
Ballots in school admissions
…families are most committed to the Christian faith (20%). When given the specific scenario of an over-subscribed comprehensive school, nearly as many people (32%) think that a ballot is the…
Call for independent watchdog to monitor school performance
The Government should establish an independent body to monitor school performance, recommends a report commissioned by the Sutton Trust. The proposal comes in a review of the UK’s record in…
Halifax launches £1 million university access scheme for Yorkshire youngsters
…from the higher social classes. In 1991/92 35% of those in the top three social classes went to university, compared to 11% from the bottom three – a gap of…